Section 98148 Of Article 4. Other Offices From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 10. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 4.
98148
. With the consent of the board, the general manager may:
(a) Authorize the trust department of any state or national bank
in this state, or a trust company authorized to act as such in this
state, to receive as his agent deposits of any securities acquired by
the district.
(b) Place and maintain for safekeeping as a trust deposit with the
trust department of any state or national banks in this state, or a
trust company authorized to act as such in this state, any securities
owned by the district.
The bank or trust company, selected, shall have a total paid-in
capital of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000). The general
manager shall take from the trust department or trust company a
receipt for the securities, and neither the general manager nor the
district is responsible for the custody and safe return of the
securities until they are withdrawn from the trust department or
trust company by the general manager. Any trust department or trust
company to which securities are delivered, either as agent or
depository for the general manager, shall make such deposition of the
securities as the general manager directs and is responsible only
for strict compliance with written instructions given to it by the
general manager. All such securities are at times subject to the
order of the general manager.